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| Authors | Laurence Galea G Caruana-Dingli |
| Abstract | The incidence of acute appendicitis has been reported to be decreasing in incidence in various studies in the United Kingdom. A retrospective study was performed to determine whether the incidence of acute appendicitis in Malta has changed. Pathology records were computerised at St. Lukes Hospital in June 1992. This allowed the authors to identify cases of acute appendicitis during the years 1993-2002 from the computer records. These were analysed to exclude Gozitan and foreign patients and normal appendectomies. The incidence of acute appendicitis was then calculated using the population estimates from the Malta Demographic Review. This study has shown no statistically significant change in the incidence of acute appendicitis in Maltese patients during the period studied. |
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| Journal | Malta Medical Journal |
| Volume | Volume 15 (suppl) |
| Pages | - |
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| Key words | incidence, appendicitis, audit |